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RSS FeedsFrom the Observer archive: this week in 1953
(The Guardian Iran)

 
 

20 august 2017 01:36:17

 
From the Observer archive: this week in 1953
(The Guardian Iran)
 


The incalculable perils of warThe thermo-nuclear explosion set off in Russia on August 12 has shattered most of the assumptions on which the atomic policy of the West has so far been uneasily based. We still do not know whether at this moment the Russians - or the Americans - possess a hydrogen bomb in a form which can be carried and delivered by existing aircraft. We do know that in the race for the development of the hydrogen bomb Russia and America are now running neck and neck; we must assume that both will soon possess these unparalleled instruments of destruction.This fact undoubtedly robs the superior American stockpile of `ordinary` atom bombs of the deterrent power or bargaining value it was hitherto supposed to have. The idea that it could be diplomatically used to enforce a true internationalisation of atomic energy must now in all probability be considered dead. Thoughts will increasingly turn towards strengthening defence against atomic attack by the development of guided missiles. But for the moment the stark truth remains that war between Great Powers which possess atomic weapons involves wholly incalculable perils. It can only be hoped that this will make statesmen in all countries doubly cautious in considering war as a means of resolving their conflicts. Continue reading...


 
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